The outcome puts the Bulldogs in position to take over the top spot in Monday's Associated Press poll.

Elsewhere on the top-25 schedule, No. 16 Ohio State coughed up an 11-point lead in the second half before improving to 11-5 in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes closed on a 15-4 run over the final four minutes to beat Northwestern 63-53. Lenzelle Snithy scored a season-high 24 points and Deshaun Thomas provided six of his 19 points during the game-ending spurt.

No. 24 Oregon was an 85-75 winner over Oregon State behind Carlos Emery's 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Arsalan Kazemi chipped in 17 points and 12 rebounds to help the Ducks improve to 23-6.

Brandon Gibson scored 20 points and Raheem Appleby added 15 as No. 25 Louisiana Tech hammered Utah State 84-61. The Bulldogs improved to 15-0 in the Western Conference by winning their first game as a nationally-ranked team since 1985.